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Series
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and predecessors: Broadcasting:...
Catalogue reference: PF 296
What's it about?
PF 296
This series contains records relating to the development of broadcasting policy, including licensing; the BBC Charter Review; relationships with the Radio Authority; the development of television and radio services; records relating to television...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PF 296
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and predecessors: Broadcasting: Registered Files (BB and BD series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1978-2003
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records relating to the development of broadcasting policy, including licensing; the BBC Charter Review; relationships with the Radio Authority; the development of television and radio services; records relating to television standards and technical transmission; communications reform; Channel 4; S4C; the television licence fee; digital broadcasting; and press regulation.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For related records regarding the development of broadcasting policy and responsibilities see HO 256
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- BB and BD
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 1997-2017
- Department of National Heritage, 1992-1997
- Department of Trade and Industry, 1983-2007
- Home Office, 1782-1782
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 853 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2024 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Radio and television
- Sports
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- Department of National Heritage 1992-1997; Department for Culture, Media and Sport 1997-2017; Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 2017-present.
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Upon the establishment of the Department for National Heritage in 1992, responsibility for broadcasting policy was transferred from the Home Office. Under the responsibility of the Department for National Heritage and subsequently the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the same prefixes (BB, Broadcasting Branch and BD, Broadcasting Division) were utilised, as had been done previously in the Home Office.
Responsibilities for this policy area had rested with various departments through time, including the Post Office, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, the Home Office and the Department of Trade and Industry.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17464834/
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